Music

You are never too old to learn how to sing or play the piano and, at The Music Junction, we have students of all ages. Taking on music as a hobby as you grow older can bring significant benefits to your brain including improvement in memory,...

Those of us at The Music Junction believe talent is everywhere and inside all of us. You do not have to be born with music ability to be a great singer nor do you have to be rich to create beautiful music.
We came across an...

There are so many reasons to love the winter holidays: the twinkling lights on houses, a free excuse to drink hot chocolate (regardless of LA temps) and the music. As an added bonus to families, this is also the best time to go to the...

By now, you know we love this time of year with all of the holiday music and special live performances but this is also a great time to be a beginning music student.
Not only are “Jingle Bells,” “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and “Jolly...

From OsbornMusic.com:
A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I'd like to be a musician." She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both."
Q: How do you make musicians complain?
A: Pay them.
Q: How many conductors does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: No one knows, no one ever looks at him.
Q: how many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: "oops, i broke it!"
Q: What do you call a guitar player that only knows two chords?
A: A music critic.
Q: What's the difference between an oboe and a bassoon?
A: You can hit a baseball further with a bassoon.
Q:How many Folk Singers does it take to change a light bulb?
A:One to change it and 5 to sing about how good the old one was
Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist's arm?
A: A tattoo.
Q: What's the difference between a banjo and an onion?
A: Nobody cries when you chop up a banjo.
Q: What do you call a drummer in a three-piece suit?
A: "The Defendant"
Q: What did the drummer get on his I.Q. Test?
A: Saliva.
Q: What's the similarity between a drummer and a philosopher?
A: They both perceive time as an abstract concept.
Q: What do you call a guitar player without a girlfriend?
A: Homeless.
Two brass players walked out of a bar...

We may take it for granted now but the speed in which we get answers on the Internet happens at an astoundingly fast pace. Google even lets people know just how fast.
Type in “music education” and you get a response in .40 seconds. “The Music Junction”...

It is an unfortunate reality that many people stop playing musical instruments as they grow older. Thankfully, we stumbled upon a wonderful story and some scientific research that shows it is never too late to stop playing.
Writer Carolyn Scott Kortge for The Register-Guard in Eugene,...

We wanted to share an app with you that’s been a favorite of some of our teachers and has been referred to as a “swiss army knife” to many working musicians: iReal Pro. We also think aspiring musicians from The Music Junction can benefit from...

Like many of you, we were in tears watching the video of a father singing to his dying newborn son. It has been watched more than 8 million times on YouTube and and it fills us with grief and sympathy as well as love.
For those...

Sometimes the power of music can transcend a person from time and place and make him forget about all the worries and fears happening in day-to-day life.
And sometimes, rather tragically, the cruel realities of the world are too overpowering.
We were moved by a Los Angeles...